#science #news #press #potsdam #gfz #earthquakes cause of #climatechange
"Der menschengemachte Klimawandel wird weltweit zu mehr & teils stärkeren Erdbeben führen durch fortschreitenden Anstieg des Meeresspiegels weltweit sowie die zunehmende Stärke extremer Wetterereignisse wie Stürmen. Beides erhöht den mechanischen Druck im Gefüge tektonischer Platten & führt zu Änderungen in den seismischen Zyklen – steigender Erdbebengefahr v.a. in den Küstenregionen der Welt."
https://www.gfz.de/presse/meldungen/detailansicht/mehr-erdbeben-durch-menschengemachten-klimawandel
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#Earthquakes cannot be predicted. For an #earthquake prediction to be meaningful, it has to specify a time, location & magnitude range that is unlikely to occur randomly. This is currently impossible. Learn more in this video from @EarthScope_sci
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Ypv0PmDDE
Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km (186mi) of #Ramona (#California): 10/03/1933 a M6.3 led to 115 casualties, 17/01/1994 a M6.8 led to 60 casualties, and on 09/02/1971 a M6.4 led to 58 casualties.
Regional instrumental seismicity in Southern California. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @emsc data -from 2021 onwards]:
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Messaging apps are part of our daily lives, that why the EMSC now offers LastQuake services directly on Telegram
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The Japanese government has confirmed the first Japanese fatality in last month's 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, a Foreign Ministry official said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/japanese-national-death-in-myanmar-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #myanmarjapanrelations #foreignministry #yoshimasahayashi
A memorial ceremony was held Monday to mark nine years since the powerful 2016 earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture that killed 278 people, with one survivor continuing to share her experience and lessons from the ordeal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/kumamoto-quake-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #kumamoto
Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival, which typically celebrates the new year, in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-new-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #southeastasia #earthquakes
Japan earthquake horror as forecast says 300k may die when next ‘big one’ strikes | World | News https://www.byteseu.com/919488/ #Earthquakes #Japan #JapanBigOneEarthquake #JapanEarthquake #JapanGeology #JapanQuake #RingOfFire
Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Taşova (#Turkey): 26/12/1939 a M7.8 led to 32700 casualties, 26/11/1943 a M7.6 led to 4020 casualties, and on 20/12/1942 a M7.3 led to 3000 casualties.
Regional instrumental seismicity in Central Turkey. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @emsc data -from 2021 onwards]:
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More than 70% of disaster evacuees on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture are worried about their future housing, a survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/13/japan/society/noto-evacuees-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #realestate #earthquakes
Can #earthquakes be predicted? No. Seismologists can estimate the probability of ground shaking due to #earthquakes in a time windows of decades. This is used by engineers to design safe buildings. Educational video by @EarthScope_sci
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQNKpS0xrwM
Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Gharm (#Tajikistan): 21/10/1907 a M7.4 led to 15000 casualties, 10/07/1949 a M7.4 led to 12000 casualties, and on 16/12/1902 a M6.4 led to 4725 casualties.
Regional instrumental seismicity in Tajikistan. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @emsc data -from 2021 onwards]:
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